Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Wanda & Helen [Muir]
Transcription
[3]
cliffs. Heaven bless & keep you my darlings. When you go back to school don't study too hard Nothing you can learn there is worth your health Remember me to your companions & the Crockers.
Ever your affectionate father John Muir
Write to me often Care of Baring Brothers London. England
[1]
May 25, 1903
My darlings Wanda & Helen. I hope you are having a delightful time gathering health & knowledge & love of the beautiful world of our Father I told you in a letter from Merced how grand a time I had with the President camping out every night in perfect
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solitude. He is the most interesting man I ever had in the mountains He has kindly given me four personal letters to our ambassadors, military & naval officers etc [requesting?] them to and [Sargent?] & me in every way possible. So our ways are made smooth as far as the President can make them.
I arrived in Boston the 23, we sail on the 29th. Hope to see Harriman, Johnson, Gilder & Robin Hood.
How beautiful Hetch Hetchy must be. Take no risks of dangerous fords or crumbling
Location
[Boston, Mass.]
Date Original
1903 May 25
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16 x 24.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to Wanda & Helen [Muir], 1903 May 25." (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2643.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2643
Resource Identifier
muir13_0570-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0570
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Pages
2 pages